Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-03
NIL. Lindbergll's Oration.

Clt1HcnS:-INOLuiuS Is alofe DcCOll.tli5
grateful people than an open and public
acknowledgement OF their .ust appreciation
OF their Indebtedness to the guardians o
the nation through peiilous times. Suol
| All acknowledgements is productive of in
| esti1nable good i'll awakening the, loyalty
| atd patriotism OF the people. 1t calls Us
! aside rom our ordinary vocations and al
lords an opportunity to CAL out those
higher qualities that gard The nation by
| pure devotion OF its institutions. It calls
"ot those qualities th2t, tor the time being,
separate us from our common business
uol erl,s AID brings 10 our minds the
| hiGit": s@]lse OF responsibility tll;.. is due
>.ila kindred to each other.
For many years we have been permitted
| tt pursue uur ordinary ca'li'Ss wiihou;
Restraint OF interruption. No emtr.rrass-
| inentS have been imposed upon rs by the
! government. In fact the government ina
chin>rt Of our liA1ion HIS run along SO
| smo"th!y for nearly 4 quarter of q century
| nat many ol orr people have forgotten
| is4l we were aiiicta to e.ch other.
Industries OF every description ard OF
! every need have sprung up III oar l;;lt3.
We have grown so powerful and wrait!,y
| !iution hat Il nce,t be, We cali eos:
! 3ur eyes 10 the rest .! the world and iiuye
plenty tor our comfort within our owis
borders. The restraint oi the government
| over oar people has ba"l! - very .i5ht .of
:'le i;t.,t twe'ly years that e..ch person ha.-
| l'aer permitted to pursue tie ovcnpation
ui his wWn iaI,cE.
We arc not now n:.iun u warriors we
are a nation OF every occup:l'oi:. We nave
| contributed to til: rurit; iuure thau oui
,'lA"" o. gci!in&. Our inventions ;&re !.
| ,!t>*n'g to the penp'e oi every nivi',Seu
! ',tti,u. IN every department vi svie!!ce We
l,:e addict n;l, h tli>.t is O! great value 10
tie human family.
The pu suit Of every occupation that
| ',dd, 10 he wrti:,re "! s.,cietv is commend:
able and deserves its just t~,hl,le.
Ny jrie..d:, there is 4 higher ca,!in::
Fhan a,;y oi tllost. that VIC h.ve yet lnen-
:Oned : it is foremost Of Ill and g,,usd>
those Institutions that place within out
| power the unrestraiEed privilege That we
| have betvre mentioned of pursuing any
occupation that suits our pleasure, 50 long
| rs we do SO without encroaching upon
others in their choice. They are the pro-
! lection ol all else that is ofvalue. 1t is in
| memory OF those benetactors that we are
| to-day assent blel to do what humble homer
! we can. 1t is to them more than i'll others
| ,h*t this country is indebted ior the uu-
| irccedented progress that E.> been made
| within the last two dacad:: Well can we
| afford one day iii each yea. n auk: Jwledge-
ing our appreciation OF their dc. ds.
| u; In Whatever other eating men. be en-
gagged thele is more oftl" SELF than there
| is in tie soldiers lite. It is common to
speak Of the great valor and bravery OF the
! soldiers Of the, Union army IN the Civil
| War. We consider their great difficulties
away from their homes in strange lands, in
| climate to which they were wholly unac
customed at times far more difficult tt
overcome than contending armies
We know what the result of defeat
would have been and we at once conclude
| that we are endebted to the soldiers, for &
vast part Of our present enjoyments. Il
! was not in the battle field alone where the
greatest difficulties were to, be overcome
| The soldiers we're naturally brave and die
not hesitate to enter into their duties
The greater the opposition they met the
greater was their vigor in pressing forward
10 victory. H.. liz
! There is spark of love in the bosom o
every true man for his home and family
that the moment he is summoned ava,
under circumstances that do not admit. O
an early return, enkindles his affections
into an almost irresistible flame. Sucl
was the experience of the noble men whe
made up the Union Army during the Re
bellion 55zz$a ! 4. !
Those who were called upon to responl
to duty did so with aching hearts for tn.
loved ones to whom many Of them wer,
never to return, but on they went in re
sponse to duty. It was your homes ant
my home that were being benefited Th,
homes that sent away their. loyal brav,
were as solemn as any Of our homes vii
be when we shall breath our last. The,
who sacrificed the brave of their faniIie
deserve a tribute second only to the sacri
feed. s. ss
1 There is no doubt that the men of on
nation who have arrived to years of man
3 hood since the Rebellion are loyal an.
patriotic citizens ard would, should cir
cumstances demand, stand for their coun
| try with equal valor with the brave patri
OTIS of 81 to 65, but every one Of us ma
thank God that the necessity has been re
moved. We may well stand in reyerenc
to-day to those noble heroes, who in th
! da rkest days Of nation, stood bravely /
their posts amid the thund dering Of cannon
and tha bursting Of shells that showere
4 from their own bodies the blood ths
.cleared our skies from the darkest cloud
Ethat ever hung over us, to let the sunshin
iof peace shine In upon as who took d
part in the mighty struggle.
grand arlny are here With Us, far more &,
pabls of understanding the significance
| the OCCASION than TIE ret Of us. Side b
side. Nith the sdepa iraye were The,
B They understand that personal matte,
lin the Rebellion passse nnnoticed. exce,
|. hysthe few iately ssrrol1ndii
NMasO tant sucoessiipn 0f might
battles sbetNe1 great afilnies Tint concsI
sslksfsd the q tteniition ofs the 1iorld. Thol